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Mountains of the Moon is a 1990 American biographical film depicting the 1857–1858 journey of Richard Francis Burton and John Hanning Speke in their expedition to Central Africa, which culminated in Speke's discovery of the source of the Nile River and led to a bitter rivalry between the two men.
i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. u. v. w. x. y. z. John Hanning Speke © >Speke was an English explorer and the first European to reach Lake Victoria in east Africa, which he correctly...
Sep 10, 2011 · But new research reveals that John Hanning Speke's place in history was eclipsed by a jealous, charismatic rival, who stole the limelight by convincing others Speke was an unscrupulous,...
Apr 17, 2011 · They were companions who finally turned out to be combatants. After Burton's biography Raymond Howgego tells the story of the other famous African explorer John Hanning Speke on ILAB.org. With a bibliography of Speke's travel accounts and books about Speke.
Sep 15, 2016 · On September 15, 1864, British explorer and army officer John Hanning Speke died by accident with a shot gun. Speke is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was in fact the first European that reached Lake Victoria and as such is the “discoverer of the source of the Nile “. “The expedition had now performed its functions.
Captain John Hanning Speke (4 May 1827 – 15 September 1864) was an English explorer and officer in the British Indian Army who made three exploratory expeditions to Africa. He is most associated with the search for the source of the Nile and was the first European to reach Lake Victoria (known to locals as Nam Lolwe in Dholuo and Nnalubaale ...
ADVERTISEMENT. / Columbia Encyclopedia. / People. / History. / Explorers, Travelers, and Conquerors: Biographies. / Speke, John Hanning. Speke, John Hanning spēk [ key], 1827–64, English explorer in Africa. He joined Sir Richard Burton in his expeditions to Somaliland (1854) and to E central Africa (1857–59).
